Hey Fellas!
Like most of you already know, the journey ended for serious reasons known, so finally I wouldn't be able to reach Pongo-Pongo
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Baltic Cruise almost finished
Hey everyone!
So, we've been to Oslo, Copenhagen, Travemude, Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Tallinn and now we are on the way back to Southampton...
We had some good times outside, the weather was outstanding everywhere, and the Sunsets were at like 11 p.m. so we even could enjoy a cigarette open deck after our shifts in the evening. Awesome
This time I didn't take any pictures, but we will do the same cruise one month from now, so don't worry, you won't miss them.
The motherland took it's toll of 200 USD, which I have lost paying my bus ticket I think, which kinda ruined my whole day, but I'm over it now. I must have owed it to the Devil...
Days are going by super fast, and day after tomorrow, I will have a visitor for the first time, who is my love actually, so I'm looking forward, and I'm pretty enthusiastic!!!!
Today was crew bottle sales day, which means we get a great promotion on all of the drinks that are available on board. Tonight it's white star party again, when beer and wine are for free for us, and there are quite a few good things to eat as well. We re gonna have some happy hours!
OK thats all for now. C u soon
So, we've been to Oslo, Copenhagen, Travemude, Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Tallinn and now we are on the way back to Southampton...
We had some good times outside, the weather was outstanding everywhere, and the Sunsets were at like 11 p.m. so we even could enjoy a cigarette open deck after our shifts in the evening. Awesome
This time I didn't take any pictures, but we will do the same cruise one month from now, so don't worry, you won't miss them.
The motherland took it's toll of 200 USD, which I have lost paying my bus ticket I think, which kinda ruined my whole day, but I'm over it now. I must have owed it to the Devil...
Days are going by super fast, and day after tomorrow, I will have a visitor for the first time, who is my love actually, so I'm looking forward, and I'm pretty enthusiastic!!!!
Today was crew bottle sales day, which means we get a great promotion on all of the drinks that are available on board. Tonight it's white star party again, when beer and wine are for free for us, and there are quite a few good things to eat as well. We re gonna have some happy hours!
OK thats all for now. C u soon
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Norway
Hey everyone! Now this is really hard to explain in words how beautiful the fjords are! This is just amazing. So far we've been to Stavanger, Flamm and today in
Geiranger (23). I went out at Flamm and Geiranger so that makes me quite tired as well. (Going out means no sleeping XD ) I've made shit loads of photos, let
them talk about the place instead of me. You can all find out for yourselves what you think about these magnificent sceneries.
The weather is quite chilled (about 13 degrees centigrade). During the night it's light till 23-24!!! wonderful. I also have the oportunity to have a break in the
morning shift before the service starts, and as you can see on the photos, some of them were made from deck 10 while we were still not at the port. That's
a great oportunity to discover the fjords. Really I'm Speechless.
Ok, see you soon!
Ciao
Geiranger (23). I went out at Flamm and Geiranger so that makes me quite tired as well. (Going out means no sleeping XD ) I've made shit loads of photos, let
them talk about the place instead of me. You can all find out for yourselves what you think about these magnificent sceneries.
The weather is quite chilled (about 13 degrees centigrade). During the night it's light till 23-24!!! wonderful. I also have the oportunity to have a break in the
morning shift before the service starts, and as you can see on the photos, some of them were made from deck 10 while we were still not at the port. That's
a great oportunity to discover the fjords. Really I'm Speechless.
Ok, see you soon!
Ciao
Great news
Hey everyone! I have good news for you: From the 26 of may I will move to another station on the Line in Britannia restaurant, which means, I will have more
responsibility, and different stuff to serve. My chef also told me if I can fit this job and I'm doing as well as so far, I will be promoted soon to Demi-Chef, which
comes with a raise of my current salary (1900 USD) to 2800 USD per month
responsibility, and different stuff to serve. My chef also told me if I can fit this job and I'm doing as well as so far, I will be promoted soon to Demi-Chef, which
comes with a raise of my current salary (1900 USD) to 2800 USD per month
Back to basics
Hey fellas! Since the 19th of April I'b back on the breakfast shift! No more veg prep!!! That makes me feel real good, and now again I can go out during the day,
have a decent sleep during the afternoon if I wanted to. Priceless. I'm doing the same thing as before: pancakes, banana pancakes, waffles, blueberry pancakes,
oat meal, cream of wheat etc.
Now we are heading to Norway, can't wait to see the scenery...
Cheers
have a decent sleep during the afternoon if I wanted to. Priceless. I'm doing the same thing as before: pancakes, banana pancakes, waffles, blueberry pancakes,
oat meal, cream of wheat etc.
Now we are heading to Norway, can't wait to see the scenery...
Cheers
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Barcelona
Cheers guyz! We have just left the shores of Barcelona and heading back to Southampton via
Gibraltar. Unfortunately I couldn't go out today :(
We had a Health Environment Safety and Security training today, because on the 19th an international group is coming to supervise the conditions onboard...
Every week we have several trainings concerning safety, security, etc. Very strict regulations keep the Queen on the top of all cruise ships. I think I haven't mentioned that we have selective garbage system, energy saving everything, and many other things to keep our environment clean and healthy.
We also had a Flu vaccination few weeks back. I'm sorry, but there are so many things happening everyday, and I have so little time to share this with u, that I might have skipped important things. Would u please forgive me that :)
I also wanted to mention, that this whole blog stuff couldn't have been launched without my brothers help. I'm using his e-book here from day one. Thumbs up bro.
That is it for today.
C u guyz!
Gibraltar. Unfortunately I couldn't go out today :(
We had a Health Environment Safety and Security training today, because on the 19th an international group is coming to supervise the conditions onboard...
Every week we have several trainings concerning safety, security, etc. Very strict regulations keep the Queen on the top of all cruise ships. I think I haven't mentioned that we have selective garbage system, energy saving everything, and many other things to keep our environment clean and healthy.
We also had a Flu vaccination few weeks back. I'm sorry, but there are so many things happening everyday, and I have so little time to share this with u, that I might have skipped important things. Would u please forgive me that :)
I also wanted to mention, that this whole blog stuff couldn't have been launched without my brothers help. I'm using his e-book here from day one. Thumbs up bro.
That is it for today.
C u guyz!
Queens Grill
Hey everybody!
I just posted my request to the executive chef to transfer me to the Queens Grill, because I think that's the department where I can learn the most out of all of the galleys on board. Maybe I get lucky enough to get out of the veg prep. Fingers crossed.
Other stuff:
I've been out in Ajaccio (FR) and today (14 may) Cannes. It's the best place I've been so far. It has sunny sandy beach on the shore, but the city is like a decent european city. Like Geneva or the Váci street in Budapest. By the way the Film Festival was going on :) lovely place.
I will soon post some pictures of them.
Ciao
I just posted my request to the executive chef to transfer me to the Queens Grill, because I think that's the department where I can learn the most out of all of the galleys on board. Maybe I get lucky enough to get out of the veg prep. Fingers crossed.
Other stuff:
I've been out in Ajaccio (FR) and today (14 may) Cannes. It's the best place I've been so far. It has sunny sandy beach on the shore, but the city is like a decent european city. Like Geneva or the Váci street in Budapest. By the way the Film Festival was going on :) lovely place.
I will soon post some pictures of them.
Ciao
About jobs
Hey Guyz! With this one, I only want to explain what i've been doing so far...
First two weeks: I was on 'the line' XD
Line means a line where several stations with different kinds of food are being served to the waiters by order. During breakfast I was responsible for pancakes (plain, banana, and blueberry), waffles, french toast, oat meal, and cream wheat. In the afternoon, it was changing day by day according to the daily menu. The evening shifts are much more busy. Basicly there are at least 3 chefs at one station shouting like Russel Crowe "hold the line" XD... we were just assembling the dishes, everything were in chavers, but once something is finished, we shouted to the preparation area for supply (like: broccoli!!!!, snowpeas!!! etc.) Great teamwork.
Every day we had two seatings (800 passengers approximately at one seating)
Second two weeks: Vegetable preparation plus on the line in the evening
We are preparing vegetables during the day, according to the daily menus, and orders from all other departments then Britannia. (the line is in the galley of Britannia Restaurant) There are couple more, like the Lido, which is a buffet, Veranda, which is an a la carte restaurant, and Queens Grill, which is the best restaurant on board (also a la carte) Hundreds of kilos of vegetables we wash, peel, trim and cut in different styles. And the night shifts I'm also working on the line as before, but just serving, I don't have to set up my station like before...
So that's it
cheers guys
First two weeks: I was on 'the line' XD
Line means a line where several stations with different kinds of food are being served to the waiters by order. During breakfast I was responsible for pancakes (plain, banana, and blueberry), waffles, french toast, oat meal, and cream wheat. In the afternoon, it was changing day by day according to the daily menu. The evening shifts are much more busy. Basicly there are at least 3 chefs at one station shouting like Russel Crowe "hold the line" XD... we were just assembling the dishes, everything were in chavers, but once something is finished, we shouted to the preparation area for supply (like: broccoli!!!!, snowpeas!!! etc.) Great teamwork.
Every day we had two seatings (800 passengers approximately at one seating)
Second two weeks: Vegetable preparation plus on the line in the evening
We are preparing vegetables during the day, according to the daily menus, and orders from all other departments then Britannia. (the line is in the galley of Britannia Restaurant) There are couple more, like the Lido, which is a buffet, Veranda, which is an a la carte restaurant, and Queens Grill, which is the best restaurant on board (also a la carte) Hundreds of kilos of vegetables we wash, peel, trim and cut in different styles. And the night shifts I'm also working on the line as before, but just serving, I don't have to set up my station like before...
So that's it
cheers guys
Saturday, May 7, 2011
It's been a while... :(
Hey everyone! First of all I would like to say sorry again for not being able to post every day, but the thing is, that I'm really busy, and when I have free time it's always convenient to have a decent sleep :)
Ok, these last days I've installed myself in the veg prep department, and I'm working on the line in the evening hours. I work 12 hours a day, and I can sleep about 6-7 horus as well. Not that bad. But sometimes we have some beers, and chat with the guys, which ruins the day after XD.
I'm doing well, I wash my cloths, I iron them, I live on my own, and so far so good. With Vic, day by day we discover something in common. It's astonishing. Two guys living so far from each other, have the same style, same way of thinking, same sunglasses, same razors, same aproach to cuisine... Awsome!
Oh god I've got so many things to tell...
So far, I've been to Amsterdam, Zeebrugge, and Southampton. All of them were very exciting, and pleasant.
We have our new executive chef, and Jean-Marie Zimmerman is on board as well! For those who don't know who he is, he is the Culinary Ambassador of Cunard Lines, which means, that he is in charge of Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, and Queen Elizabeth regarding food. That makes him a big Pimp XD
Today I've talked to the executive, and he will arrange me a chat with Monsieur Zimmermann. I would like to talk to him about my future, get some advice, how to go on, to build up my carrier. I hope it's gonna work!
Tomorrow we're going to arrive to Gibraltar!
That's all for today, take care guyz, C u soon
Ok, these last days I've installed myself in the veg prep department, and I'm working on the line in the evening hours. I work 12 hours a day, and I can sleep about 6-7 horus as well. Not that bad. But sometimes we have some beers, and chat with the guys, which ruins the day after XD.
I'm doing well, I wash my cloths, I iron them, I live on my own, and so far so good. With Vic, day by day we discover something in common. It's astonishing. Two guys living so far from each other, have the same style, same way of thinking, same sunglasses, same razors, same aproach to cuisine... Awsome!
Oh god I've got so many things to tell...
So far, I've been to Amsterdam, Zeebrugge, and Southampton. All of them were very exciting, and pleasant.
We have our new executive chef, and Jean-Marie Zimmerman is on board as well! For those who don't know who he is, he is the Culinary Ambassador of Cunard Lines, which means, that he is in charge of Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, and Queen Elizabeth regarding food. That makes him a big Pimp XD
Today I've talked to the executive, and he will arrange me a chat with Monsieur Zimmermann. I would like to talk to him about my future, get some advice, how to go on, to build up my carrier. I hope it's gonna work!
Tomorrow we're going to arrive to Gibraltar!
That's all for today, take care guyz, C u soon
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Veg Prep :(
Hey guyz! Today we have our new Chef de Cuisine onboard, the other one went home for vacation. The new one inmediately told me that I should work from mow on on the vegetable preparation downstairs. Quite fucked up. So far I enjoyed my job, I got used to it, now my whole day is gonna be different. Shit. To look at the positive side, i only start at 8:30 in the morning instead of 4:30 XD! Right now we are at see, tomorrow we're gonna arrive in Amsterdam, where we stay for the whole night.
We're going out with Vic (my roomie)
C U
We're going out with Vic (my roomie)
C U
Enjoy the little things
Hey Everyone!
Today (29) we had the honour to participate the famous chefs parade, which is held at the end of each cruise. Chefs parade is held for all the chefs on board. At the last supper, we made a small parade in the dining area, and our guests welcomed us with a huge applause, and celebrated us as individuals! It was just wonderful!
Other things: We're changing our clocks quite often, which makes our sleeping even harder sometimes :(
Can't wait to get to Amsterdam and Bruges!!!!
See you
Today (29) we had the honour to participate the famous chefs parade, which is held at the end of each cruise. Chefs parade is held for all the chefs on board. At the last supper, we made a small parade in the dining area, and our guests welcomed us with a huge applause, and celebrated us as individuals! It was just wonderful!
Other things: We're changing our clocks quite often, which makes our sleeping even harder sometimes :(
Can't wait to get to Amsterdam and Bruges!!!!
See you
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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